Reading the minds of the ‘dead’

By Roger HighfieldThousands of patients remain trapped in a vegetative state between life and death. Three scientists are working to free them, as Roger Highfield reports.

Brains that live on after death
 Will we ever bring the dead back to life?
 Vegetative patient Scott Routley says 'I'm not in pain
Vegetative patient 'not in pain'
A Canadian man who was believed to have been in a vegetative state for more than a decade, has been able to tell scientists that he is not in any pain.
“Imagine you wake up, locked inside a box,”

The ultimate comeback: Bringing the dead back to life- David Robson

A radical procedure that involves replacing a patient's blood with cold salt water could retrieve people from the brink of death, says David Robson.

“When you are at 10C, with no brain activity, no heartbeat, no blood – everyone would agree that you’re dead,” says Peter Rhee at the University of Arizona, Tucson. “But we can still bring you back.”